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Punishment follows close on crime.

Horace

To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
HORACE

Owner Poor Thief
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try

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